On Saturday we reported about a forthcoming change to service 370 (Stockport - Altrincham) that would see the service rerouted to Sale. It appears now that the change, due to be introduced at the end of the month, may not happen at all.
As some of our readers have noticed, Stagecoach Manchester's service changes site now states: "This service will continue to run along its existing route to a new timetable. Further details will be published when received from GMPTE."
The change in route to the 370 was intended to improve links with Sale as part of a GMPTE programme to improve orbital bus services in the region. So, why has GMPTE called off the change? It would certainly remove a direct link to Altrincham from Heaton Mersey and Didsbury and would mean a poorer link from Northenden.
We've asked GMPTE for an explanation and we'll let you know as soon as we get it.
It's apparently been called off. A better plan would have been to reroute the 371 to Sale instead, as the 11 covers a large part of its route anyway. Still, the link to Sale would have been useful and I'm surprised none exists from Stockport.
Posted by: Alex | October 14, 2009 at 05:12 PM
Yet at Altrincham Interchange office in the racks this morning - Tuesday - are the "new" 370 timetables - "service changed to serve Sale and Brooklands instead of Timperley and Altrincham !
Left hand and right hand methinks!
PaulW
Posted by: Paul Wilkinon | October 20, 2009 at 10:53 AM
The PTE say:
We rang them last week to tell them that they should not be given out. I have contacted them again, and they assure me they are *not* being given out. The revised Guide was rushed through, and should hopefully be available on Monday.
Posted by: Paul W | October 20, 2009 at 02:30 PM
Does seem that Arriva are a bit slow on the up-take, as they still have the 370 changing to run to Sale from next week and still have the Sale timetable up. Not changed on the North West Journey Planner either. GMPTE still have the current timetable available for download but a separate download for the 371 change next week.
Posted by: Shaun | October 20, 2009 at 04:49 PM
370 route has been rectified on Traveline, but still got the old times, with the Saturday daytime service running hourly. By the looks of it, Stagecoach have retimed peak time journeys and increased the Saturday service to half-hourly. Arriva journeys should remain unchanged except that Stagecoach will run the 6.20pm weekday journey from Stockport
Posted by: Shaun | October 21, 2009 at 05:53 PM